'I'll have a Penny Dainty, please.'

'That's a penny ha'penny.'

'How much?'

'A penny ha'penny.'

'A penny and a ha'penny?'

'Aye.'

'For a Penny Dainty?'

'That's the price.'

'But that's a fifty-per-cent mark-up on the normal retail charge.'

'Aye, still, but.  That's the price.'

'So you said.  Rather steep, though, isn't it?'

'Aye, but that's the price.  D'ye want it or no?'

'Gerald, do you have any change?'

'Aye, ma'am.  Hold on…Ah, I've got a thruppenny bit.  That any use, ma'am?'

'Thank you, Gerald.  Would you like a sweet?'

'Thanks, ma'am.  Aye, wouldnae mind.'

'Tell you what, Kate.  I'll give you tuppence ha'penny for two Penny Dainties.  How's that?'

'Nut.'

'Why not?'

'Two's thruppence.'

'But I'm buying in bulk, relatively.  I'm looking for a discount.'

'Whit?  Whissat?'

'Didn't you get a discount for buying in bulk when you bought your stock?'

'Missis, ah goat these oot the machine at the bus station.'

'Ah, so you paid full retail.  Still, that's your problem.  My offer stands.  Tuppence ha'penny for two.'

'Nut.'

'Kate, your little friends look like they're finishing their games.  You might not sell much more.  You could be left with unsold stock.  It's a good offer.  Here: take the thruppence.  Then you give me two Penny Dainties, and a ha'penny change.'

'Nut.  Two cost thruppence.'

'One can be too stubborn in the retail business, Kate.  Flexibility is what carries a concern through changing circumstances.'

'Whit?'

'The rain's getting heavier, Kate.  I'm sitting here in the dry.  You're getting soaked and your pals are leaving.  Two for tuppence ha'penny.'